The duel between Portugal and Spain, which ended with a 0-0 draw, served, among other things, to see some debuts, such as those of Adama Traoré or José Campaña. However, also, on the gold side, a player broke a historical record: Sergio Ramos is already the player who has played the most minutes with the Spanish team with 13,340, surpassing Iker Casillas (he had 13,336).
So, The captain of Spain already takes the leaderships both in minutes and in matches, adding in the latter case a total of 173. A podium completed by other historical players such as the aforementioned Casillas (167) and Xavi Hernández (133).
The one from Beds entered in the 81st minute, replacing Eric García, after starting the game as a substitute. Nine minutes that were more than enough to pulverize said brand that his former partner Casillas also wore.
Spain remains at zero 42 games later
On June 27, 2016, the best streak of matches in a row began scoring for the Spanish team. That day, Spain was eliminated in the second round of the French European Championship, losing 0-2 against Antonio Conte's Italy. Since then, 'La Roja' linked a series of duels piercing rival goals.
POR 0-0 ESP (FT) – End of the best streak of matches in a row scoring for the Spanish team (42). It is the fourth best series in ALL the history of national team football. Previous 0-0 for Spain: against Romania in Cluj-Napoca, in March 2016.
– MisterChip (Alexis) (@ 2010MisterChip) October 7, 2020
However, This streak, after 42 matches in a row seeing the door, has seen its end with the 0-0 against Portugal, thus remaining the fourth best in history. Ahead will be those of Hungary with 66, England with 53 and Italy with 43.